Hu
Pronunciation: [ h-OO ]
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A distinctive boy name with a rare, memorable quality.
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Quick Facts
- Gender
- Boy
- Popularity Rank
- #38,810
- Total SSA Count
- 5
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"one who lives or works in the forest"
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Old English origin
"hill, mound, burial tumulus"
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Germanic dithematic origin
"hard, earnest + friend"
#38,887 in US
Latin via Spanish origin
"happy, fortunate"
#38,658 in US
Greek althainein origin
"healing, wholesome"
#38,853 in US
Old French origin
"Courteous, polite, of the court"
#38,982 in US
Old English origin
"faithful, true, honest"
#38,961 in US
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